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Ariane Stiegler and Quietude
The Amateur Rider Association of America (ARAA) has committed to standardize the height and the width in the Low, Medium and High Amateur Owner Jumper divisions across the country. With the USEF new rule and sub-categories … [Read more]
Unbridled with Nick Haness
By Lisa Engel
Nick Haness owns and operates Hunterbrook Farms in Temecula, California, and is one of the leading riders in the country. Only 28, he turned professional at the age of 18 and has steadily grown his list … [Read more]
- Published in General
Cynthia Hampton: Getting Young Horses on Course
By Doris Degner-Foster
Cynthia Hampton is a very energetic person. She laughs when she remembers her childhood. “My mother used to say to me, ‘You have so much energy! Why don’t you just go outside, I can’t take it!’”
Cynthia … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Keely Bechtol’s Pony Finals Adventure
By Mandy Alexander
Each year, the United States Pony Club sends a team to the Pony Jumper Championships at Pony Finals held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. This year, team member Keely Bechtol, a 14-year-old C-2 Traditional member … [Read more]
- Published in General
Overcoming the Fear of Riding After an Accident
By Margie Sugarman
Margie Sugarman is a leading board-certified psychotherapist and sports consultant based in New York. Margie’s desire is to enhance performance through the connection between the mind and body, and her current client list includes Olympic, professional and … [Read more]
- Published in General
Save the Date… For the Menlo Charity Horse Show
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Jacob Pope — More Than Meets the Eye
By Doris Degner-Foster
Even if you know that Jacob Pope won the Emerging Athletes Program talent search in 2011, the USEF Talent Search Finals and Maclay in 2012, and that he rode on the gold medal-winning team of the North … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Helping Hands for Happy Holidays — Wellington Equestrian Group’s Children’s Christmas Party
BJ Meeks and Pablo Perez have been a constant on the horse show circuit for decades. Often seen sitting in their shop at BJ’s Hunt Room, chatting with fellow equestrians, they’re known for their kind hearts and exceptional taste … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Spotlight
Sharon Lynn Campbell – From Riding Hunters to Painting Champions
By Lauren R. Giannini
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
Artwork by Sharon Lynn Campbell
One glimpse of the horses, family pets and people painted by Sharon Lynn Campbell is all it takes to understand why she’s renowned as one of … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Equestrian Destination: San Antonio, Texas
By Britney Grover
Texas has a history all its own. Before Texas was Texas and even before the United States was the United States, there was Mission San Antonio de Valero — better known as the Alamo. Situated in … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature